[Javascript] Control the window

Matt Barton javascript at mattbarton.org
Tue Aug 29 10:38:48 CDT 2006


I had exactly the same scenario - intranet app, where I didn't want the 
back button to be used.

You can't, to the best of my knowledge control an existing browser the 
way you can a new window - so I forced my app to open in a new window.

I can guarantee and rely on an IE5.5+/Win environment so I used a very 
nasty trick to close the original browser window after the new one (with 
the app) had opened.

I could dig that nasty nasty trick out for you if you want a look at one 
of the horrid things IE will let you do?

Matt

Peter Lauri wrote:
> This is for an intranet application. I do not want them to use the back
> button :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]
> On Behalf Of David Dorward
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:58 PM
> To: '[JavaScript List]'
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] Control the window
> 
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 09:56:04PM +0700, Peter Lauri wrote:
> 
>>I want to modify the window that I am currently working in. I want not to
>>show location, menubar, titlebar and toolbar.
> 
> 
> Not possible (at least in the standard security environment).  ... and
> very annoying if it was possible. Talk about being about to screw the
> back button up.
> 
> 




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